Upstart

Financial Services

SoftwareEngineer,VerificationsPlatform

$142–197k United States Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Software Engineer, Verifications Platform at Upstart. Skills: Backend services, Distributed systems, Decisioning systems, ML integration. Design and build backend services. Develop and evolve rule engines”

What You'll Achieve.

Achieve fully automated decisioning; Maintain risk correctness; Maintain compliance integrity; Increase automation coverage across products; Enable reusable financial data connections; Improve automation; Improve observability; Improve connection lifecycle management; Accelerate adoption of financial signals

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Tackling meaningful problems

Eligibility Requirements

Regular onsites for in-person collaboration

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, Experience designing and building scalable backend systems in languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, or Python, Experience developing and operating distributed systems, including service-to-service APIs and event-driven architectures, Experience contributing to a decision engine that integrates with machine learning models to evaluate signals, Experience writing production-quality code with testing and monitoring

Nice to Have

Experience building rule engines, decisioning systems, or risk evaluation platforms, Experience working with financial services, lending, fraud detection, or identity verification systems, Experience integrating third-party APIs and external data providers, Familiarity with workflow orchestration systems (e.g., Temporal), Experience working with Kafka or event-driven systems, Exposure to ML model integration in production systems, Experience working with financial data platforms, connection lifecycle management, or reusable data access systems, Familiarity with systems that support multi-account, multi-product, or consent-aware financial data workflows

What You'll Do.

Design and build backend services

Develop and evolve rule engines

Integrate external data providers

Improve document automation pipelines

Build and maintain APIs

Build platform capabilities

Strengthen compliance

Strengthen data integrity

Strengthen observability

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate cross-functionally to optimize the verifications journey; Collaborate with ML teams to productionize risk models; Partner with underwriting and verification teams

Full Job Description

About Upstart At Upstart, we’re united by a mission that matters: to radically reduce the cost and complexity of borrowing for all Americans. Every day, we bring creativity, experimentation, and advanced AI to reshape access to credit, helping millions move forward financially with clarity and confidence. As the leading AI lending marketplace, we partner with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit through technology that’s both radically intelligent and deeply human. Our platform runs over one million predictions per borrower using more than 1,800 signals, powering smarter, fairer decisions for millions of customers. But the numbers only hint at the impact. Every idea, every voice, and every contribution moves us closer to a world where credit never stands between people and their financial progress. We’re proudly digital-first, giving most Upstarters the flexibility to do their best work from wherever they thrive, alongside teammates across 80+ cities in the US and Canada. Digital-first doesn’t mean distant. We’re intentional about in-person connection through team onsites, planning sessions, and moments that spark creativity and trust. And whether you choose to work primarily from home or collaborate in-person from one of our offices in Columbus, Austin, the Bay Area, or New York City (opening Summer 2026), you’ll have the support to work in the way that works best for you. If you’re energized by tackling meaningful problems, excited to innovate with purpose, and motivated by work that truly matters, we’d love to hear from you. The Team: Upstart’s Verifications Decisioning Engineering team builds the backend platform that powers automated verification, fraud detection, and approval decisions across all lending products. The team owns verification logic, risk signal generation, document automation, bank account integrations, and rule-based decisioning systems that enable near-instant funding experiences. Our north-star goal is to achieve full

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